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From the article: 'The report defines scientific "misinformation" as content which is presented as fact but counter to, or refuted by, the scientific consen
by henry_bone 5y ago
From the article:
'The report defines scientific "misinformation" as content which is presented as
fact but counter to, or refuted by, the scientific consensus - and includes
concepts such as ‘disinformation’ which relates to the deliberate sharing of
misinformation content.'
They define misinformation in terms of a "scientific consensus". That alone seems problematic[0].
[0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2719747/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2719747/
- immibis 5y agoWhy? Saying that the strength of gravity is proportional to the distance between two objects is misinformation.
- henry_bone 5y agoDid you read the article at the link I posted?